VOA流行美语第一百五课 学会见好就收吧实用英语考试
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Larry和李华正在课间休息的时候聊天,李华会学到两个常用语:to push one s luck和crackpot。
LH: Larry, 我已经好久都没有为我的论文做研究了。我想今天不去上Wilkins教授的课而去图书馆。
LL: I dunno, Li Hua. You ll really be pushing your luck if you miss class again.
LH: Pushing-my-luck? Pushing是推的意思,luck是运气,我不懂耶!pushing my luck是什么意思。
LL: I said you will be pushing your luck. "To push your luck" means to take a chance when you ve already done something risky.
LH: 噢,pushing-your-luck就是已经做了冒风险的事,可是啊!还想再进一步碰碰运气,是这个意思吗?
LL: That s right. The first two times, the professor didn t give you any trouble. But every time you miss a class, you are taking an even bigger risk. You are pushing your luck.
LH: 对噢,那两次没去上课,教授没说什么。要是我今天再不去上课,万一教授不高兴,我不就麻烦了吗?Larry,你不也是这样吗?你那台车,煞车都坏了,你还到处开,不也是碰运气,希望它不出事吗?